Live performances are rare, with only three concerts that celebrated album releases. The first—"The Black Mages LIVE"—was held in Shibuya, and later released on DVD exclusively to fanclub members. A second concert—"LIVE above the sky"—was held in Kawasaki City and similarly released on DVD to fanclub members. A third concert—"Darkness and Starlight LIVE"—was held in Yokohama BLITZ! in Yokohama and is still awaiting DVD release. However, The Black Mages have made appearances in various Final Fantasy-related concerts, such as "VOICES" and "More Friends."

On March 1, 2008, it was announced at the Distant Worlds concert in Chicago by Arnie Roth, that the Black Mages have completed their third recording that will include a version of Maria and Draco. Nobuo Uematsu later said there will be a concert in Japan for the third album sometime in August 2008.

History

In 2000, Square Enix employees Kenichiro Fukui and Tsuyoshi Sekito formed an experimental partnership to compose for the All Star Pro-Wrestlingvideo game in a rock music style. After the video game's success, the two continued to compose in the same style. In 2002, Fukui and Sekito decided to arrange some of Nobuo Uematsu's compositions. Uematsu, a fan of rock music, enjoyed the rock arrangements. Regretting that the public would not be able to appreciate them, he decided to form The Black Mages.

This overnight concert introduced the song Matoya's Cave (which would feature in their next album) and included additional solos not seen in their first album. During the introduction of band members, Michio Okamiya performed a rendition of the Chocobo Theme and Nobuo Uematsu performed the intro to Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water."

This free concert was part of the Kanagawa Jindai Festa. As Nobuo Uematsu graduated from the University they were performing in, The Black Mages all wore the student uniform colors (white shirt, black pants).

This was The Black Mages' first appearance in North America. Advent: One-Winged Angel was performed with orchestral accompaniment.

VOICES

This was a concert featuring performances of various Final Fantasy vocal tracks. The Black Mages played Advent: One-Winged Angel (from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) along with the Prima Vista Philharmonic Orchestra and GYA. The song was played a second time as an encore.